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Postcode district · Melton Mowbray

Crime in LE14

How much crime is recorded in LE14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Melton
Region
East Midlands
Population
38,728 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE14

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE14, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LE14National
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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